I have some wobble in my band saw and have used your suggestion to balance the top wheel and was wondering with still some wobble should I take off the drive belt and do the same to the bottom wheel. Thanks,

Do you have any suggestions for spraying latex paint with HVLP sprayers? I’ve struggled with having good coverage without runs except using MANY coats and end up with a relativelyl rough finish. I’ve experimented with flow conditioners and diluting with windshield washing fluid containing methanol but haven’t had a breakthru in technique.

I also have a 10″ Craftsman bandsaw, which is identical to the Rikon 10″ benchtop bandsaw. You might look for a Rikon replacement fence. No guarantees that it will fit, but it might be worth researching.

I asked recently about to determine what amount of pressure to use for nail guns, but got no answer yet. So how do you determine that ? Is it just trial and error on a test piece of wood with the particular size of nail that you want to use ? Or is there some formula ?

I am building my own router table and I have decided to put in a lift. Which one would you suggest. They have a wide variance of price. Hard to figure out cost vs value of options. I don’t want to skimp but I don’t want to waste money either

I live in a very dry climate (Arizona Desert) and I have a tough time finding good/dry wood, so most of my projects get built with wood from the Big Box stores. Issue I have is that as it dries, I get a lot of twist. Any tips for working with wet wood from the big box stores? What moisture should I be looking for before I cut?

Hey George, working on some old furniture for my mother it was her bedroom suite from childhood, around 1969. She has a dresser with mirror, stand up chest of drawers and 2 nightstands. She still uses today but wants it refinished (sanded and repainted the original color). I want it to look good for her, but it has curvy legs and is trimmed in gold paint. Any suggestions, at its current age I’m worried about disassembling to sand completely and repaint. Lots of joints and corners but would like to do a good job for her.

I have a piece of walnut 5′ long that is curved . Flat on one side and irregular and rounded contour (a outside of a log that was cut up for lumber. My wife would like to make a sofa table out of it. My problem is attaching legs that would be slightly splayed. How is a good method to make the angles of the legs the same. I’m thinking of a thru tenon to attach them to slab. But again the bottom is rounded and the thickness varies.

Yes – the flex shaft drove the blade – hooked to the motor in a housing with a cable inside that twisted apart. Thanks for your suggestion.

My other question – I have a craftsman 1973 Radial Arm Saw in great shape but I’m considering buying a Ridgid 12″ double compound sliding miter saw on their portable stand. Would there be any reason to keep the radial arm saw if I get the miter saw?

I have an old 6″ jointer with 3 flat blades. Is the performance of that type of jointer noticeably worse than the newer spiral, segmented blade jointers? I’m just starting to use it with a planer I bought to work with rough-cut wood. Thank you.

The router extension for making router bowls is inserted into the router collet with about 1/8 inch of play. When I insert the router bit into the extension, do I keep this 1/8 inch clearance or bottom it out
Don Patten

I’m trying to make some raised panels for a new kitchen cabinet I’ve added to my existing kitchen cabinetry. It’s teaklg hard to find a router bit that matches the original profile. I’m thinking now of a combination of table saw bevel and then add a simple round over on the router table. Any advice?

I have some 12″ x 1″ rough-cut pecan that I plan to use to make wooden stair steps that are 11″ x 36″. Would I be better off planing and using the board intact – or – ripping in 3-4″ widths and gluing them together to get the 11″ width?

Do you have any recommendations for classes on spray finishing. I live in North AL and there is nothing around here (community colleges specific to spray finishing) I like Fuji equipment (based on research), but they seem to only have a class in Toronto

I recommend the Dewalt 20v orbital jigsaw. I just bought one due to my bandsaw going down before Christmas, and I had to finish my bowls I was routing. The Dewalt cordless jigsaw cut 1 1/2” hard maple with ease. Battery life was great with a 4 amp hour battery.

Hey George, my mom has a bedroom suite from childhood that she wants refinished to original color, etc. From about 1968, any suggestion on sanding, painting, etc. At its current age not sure about disassembling to completely sand and refinish…
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